2) H.E. Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al-Thani (d/o Aisha al-Attiya), educ. Qatar Public Univ (BA 1985), and Helena Univ, Egypt (MA 1999). Employed with the Documentation and Humanities Research Centre at the Univ of Qatar 1994-1998, Asst Dir Office of the Consort of the Emir, and Dir of International Affairs at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs 1998-2001, Vice-Presdt Supreme Council for Family Affairs ranking as Minister and granted the style of Her Excellency, 8th November 2002. UN Special Rapporteur for Disability since 2003-2005. Mbr National Cttee for People with Special Needs since 1998, Family Development Centre (Qatar), the Qatari Soc for People with Special Needs, the Arab Network of Non-Governmental Organizations (Egypt) and the Arab Council for Childhood & Development (Egypt).

1995 - 2013 H.H. Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani [Abu Mashal], Amir of the State of Qatar, GCB (c 26.10.2010), GCMG (22.7.1997, KCMG 21.2.1979). b. at Doha, 1st January 1952, second son of H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, GCB, GCMG, by his first wife, Shaikha Aisha bint Hamad Al-Attiya, educ. RMA Sandhurst. Cmsnd as Lieut-Col Qatar Armed Forces 1971, c/o 1st Mobile Regt 1971-1972, prom Maj-Gen 1972, C-in-C 1972-1995, Minister for Defence 1977-1995, Chair Supreme Council for Youth Welfare 1979-1991 and the Higher Planning Council 1989-1995, Prime Minister 1995-1996. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Crown Prince and the personal style of His Highness 30th May 1977.
Installed as Amir of the State of Qatar
following the deposition of his father, 27th June 1995. Abdicated in
favour of his fourth son by his second wife, 25th June 2013. Styled His Highnessthe Amir Father since then. Rcvd:
the Collars of the Orders of Hussein ibn Ali (1995) of the Jordan, Mubarak the
Great of Kuwait, the Republic of the Yemen (5.8.2000), Mohammadiya of Morocco
(2002, GC 1981), and Lakandula of the Philippines (11.4.2012), the Civil Order
of Oman 1st class (1995, 2nd class 1975), GC of the
Orders of the Nile of Egypt (1976), the Seventh of November of Tunisia (1997),
Legion of Honour of France (2.6.1998, GO 1980), the Lion of Senegal
(11.6.1998), Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (27.5.1999), the Cedars
of the Lebanon (8.8.1999), Merit of the Republic of Italy with collar
(26.4.2000), the White Rose of Finland with collar (22.4.2007), Redeemer of
Greece (20.6.2007), Merit of the Dominican Republic (5.11.2008), the Liberator
Simon Bolivar of Venezuela (23.1.2010), and the Netherlands Lion (9.3.2011), GO
of the Order of the Merit of the Lebanon (1986), the Orders of King ‘Abdu’l-Aziz
of Saudi Arabia (1976), Diagam Tanda Kehormatan of Indonesia (1977), Francisco
de Miranda of Venezuela (1977), Pakistan 1st class (Nishan-i-Pakistan) (6.4.1999), National
Star of Rumania (24.10.1999), José Marti of Cuba (14.9.2000), the Great Star of
the Ivory Coast (2002), “Stara Planina” 1st class of Bulgaria
(7.11.2007), Temasek 1st class of Singapore (16.3.2009), DMN of
Malaysia (13.12.2010), etc. m.
(first) Shaikha Mariam bint Muhammad Al-Thani, daughter of his first cousin,
Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. m. (second) at Doha, 1977, H.H. Shaikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Misnad,
DBE (c 26.10.2010) (b. at Al-Khor,
Qatar, 1959), educ. Qatar Public Univ
(BA Sociology 1986), Presdt of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs since
1998, Chair Qatar Fndn for Education, Science and Community Development since
1995, Sidra Medical and Research Centre, “Your Link”, Arab Democracy Fndn since
2007, Vice-Chair Supreme Council for Education since 2002, UNESCO Special Envoy
for Basic & Higher Education 2003, Mbr Acad des Beaux-Arts (France) 2009, and
UN High Level Group on the Alliance of Civilizations, Hon Dr (Humane Letters)
Virginia Commonwealth Univ (2003), Univ of Texas, Landam, Carnegie-Mellon Univ,
and Georgetown Univ, Washington DC, etc, rcvd:
GC of the Order Merit of the Republic of Italy (12.11.2007), daughter of Shaikh
Nasser bin ‘Abdu’llah bin ‘Ali al-Misnad. m.
(third) after 1989, H.H. Shaikha Noura bint Khalid Al-Thani, daughter of H.E.
Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, sometime Minister of the Interior. He has
issue, eleven sons and thirteen daughters:

3) H.H. Shaikh Jasim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. b. at Doha, 25th August 1978 (s/o Shaikha Mozah), educ. RMA, Sandhurst. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Qatar Armed Forces 9/8/1996. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Crown Prince and style of His Highness 22nd October 1996. Renounced his rights in favour of his younger brother, 5th August 2003. Personal Representative of the Amir of Qatar. Hon Presdt Qatar National Cancer Soc (QNCS) since 1997. Chair High Committee for Coordination & Follow Up since 1999, Supreme Council for the Environment & Natural Resources since 2000. Patron of the Aspire Academy of Sports Excellence since 2003, etc. Rcvd: GC (special grade) of the Orders of the Renaissance of Jordan (1997), Merit of the Lebanon (2000), and the Order of al-Nahayan 1st class of the UAE (2000). m. at Al-Wajbah Palace, Doha, 30th March 2006, H.H. Shaikha Buthaina bint Ahmad Al-Thani, daughter of H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani. He has issue, one son and two daughters: